Meet Kingston’s new snowplow: ‘Murney Plowner’
Global News
'I thought this time it would be a good opportunity to do a play on words and something Kingston-related.'
Contests to name public infrastructure, such as snowplows, have led cities to get silly, inane and in some cases, downright weird.
But for Melina Fragis, the chance to name a snowplow was an opportunity to make a witty nod to the city’s history.
It’s why Kingston’s first-ever monikered snowplow will be known as ‘Murney Plowner.’
Fragis, whose submission was picked from roughly 400, admits she was at first tempted by other cities’ naming contests, which without fail end up with suggestions like ‘Plowy McPlowface,’ but says she’s ultimately glad she stuck with her instincts.
“I did see a city a couple of years go viral for a similar campaign where they named their snowplow something ridiculous,” she told Global News at an official name unveiling this week.
“I thought this time it would be a good opportunity to do a play on words and something Kingston-related.”
Murney Plowner is a play on Murney Tower, the well-known Kingston national historic site.
A similar contest in Edmonton in January included submissions like The Big Leplowski, Darth Blade and, of course, Plowy McPlowface.